Baseball in London
In 1967, Eddie started playing for the London Diamonds' junior Intercounty team coached by Mike Fenlon and for the London Majors of the senior Intercounty Baseball League in 1968 at historic Labatt Park, where he played outfield, second base and first base wearing jersey #24.
Eddie was a player on the 1968 Canadian junior champions, the London Diamonds, while also playing games for the London Majors.
The Majors won the senior Intercounty pennant and title in 1975, the last time the London Majors have done so (although when Eddie was a player, the London Pontiacs won the Interconty league pennant in 1968, the pennant and championship in 1969 and the league pennant in 1970 as the London Avcos and the league pennant again in 1988 as the London Majors).
In 1976, Eddie bought the London Majors from George Hall.
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